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Emperor Otto II gives earl Leopold I, East Bavaria

Emperor Otto II gives earl Leopold I, East Bavaria

Emperor Otto II gives earl Leopold I, East Bavaria

Events Before

  1. Benedictine monk Notger is elected Bishop of Liège

    Notker (or Notger) of Liège (Latin: Notgerus; c. 940 – 10 April 1008 AD) was a Benedictine monk, bishop (972–1008) and first prince-bishop (980–1008) of the Bishopric of Liège (now in Belgium).

  2. Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces; Mieszko I of Poland decisively defeated Odo I of Lusat

    Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces; Mieszko I of Poland decisively defeated Odo I of Lusatia

  3. Benedict VI is elected as the Catholic Pope

    Benedict VI is elected as the Catholic Pope

  4. Edgar, Anglo-Saxon King of England and his consort Aelfthryth are crowned at Bath on Whit Sunday - possibly a second cr

    Edgar, Anglo-Saxon King of England and his consort Aelfthryth are crowned at Bath on Whit Sunday - possibly a second crowning as already ruled for 14 years

  5. Elfrida, consort of King Edgar is crowned Queen of England at Bath Abbey, first coronation of a Saxon Queen

    Ælfthryth (also Alfrida, Elfrida or Elfthryth; died 17 November 999, 1000 or 1001) was Queen of the English from her marriage to King Edgar in 964 or 965 until Edgar's death in 975.

Events After

  1. Edward the Martyr, the teenage King of England, is murdered, possibly arranged by his stepmother Queen Ælfthryth, by Cor

    Edward the Martyr, the teenage King of England, is murdered, possibly arranged by his stepmother Queen Ælfthryth, by Corfe Castle

  2. Ethelred II crowned King of England at 10 years old, after the murder of his half brother Edward, possibly arranged by h

    Ethelred II crowned King of England at 10 years old, after the murder of his half brother Edward, possibly arranged by his mother

  3. Challenge to the throne of King Æthelred II of England

    Challenge to the throne of King Æthelred II of England

  4. Louis V is crowned King of West Francia, co-reigning with his father Lothair until 986

    Louis V (966 or 967 – 22 May 987), also known as Louis the Lazy (French: Louis le Fainéant), was a king of West Francia from 979 (co-reigning first with his father Lothair until 986) to his early...

  5. King Otto II and his Frankish army defeated in pitched battle with Muslim army of al-Qasim at Cape Colonna, Southern Ita

    King Otto II and his Frankish army defeated in pitched battle with Muslim army of al-Qasim at Cape Colonna, Southern Italy

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